Mnesis (fl. 3rd century BCE) was a mistress of Ptolemy Philadelphus.[1][2] According to Athenaeus, she was a flute-player.[3][4]
References
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- ^ Strootman, Rolf (2020), "Women and dynasty at the Hellenistic imperial courts", The Routledge Companion to Women and Monarchy in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Routledge, pp. 333–345, doi:10.4324/9780429434105-33, ISBN 978-0-429-43410-5, retrieved 2024-03-11
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